Verse 1: -nc- Whooooooo F It was so nice throwing big parties F Jump into the pool from the balcony F - Bb - Everyone swimming in a champagne sea -whooooo- F And there are no rules when you show up here F Bass beat rattling the chandelier F - Bb - Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year Pre-Chorus: Gm C So why'd you have to rain on my parade? Gm C I'm shaking my head, I'm locking the gates Chorus: F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, dar-ling F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them awaayayayay C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, ho-ney F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about meeEeEeeEeEe? C -nc- This is why we can't have nice things whooooooo Verse 2: F It was so nice being friends again F There I was, giving you a second chance F - Bb - But then you stabbed in the back while shaking my hand F And therein lies the issue F Friends don't try to trick you F Get you on the phone and mind-twist you F And so I took an axe to a mended fence Pre-Chorus: Gm C But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately Gm C If only you weren't so shady Chorus: F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, dar-ling F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them awaayayayay C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, ho-ney F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about meeEeEeeEeEe? C This is why we can't have- Bridge: F Here's a toast to my real friends Bb C They don't care about that he-said-she-said F And here's to my baby Bb C He ain't reading what they call me lately F And here's to my momma Bb C Had to listen to all this drama F Dm And here's to you Bb C Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do -nc- "Haha, I can't even say it with a straight face" Chorus: F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, dar-ling -darling- F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them away C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice -ah-ah- things,-oh-no- hon-baby--ney F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about meeeee? C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, dar-ling -And here's to my real friends- F Because you break them Dm Bb I had to take them and here's to my baby C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, dar-ling -They didn't care about that he-said-she-said- F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about meeeee? C This is why we can't have F nice things.
